Page 23 of Fervency Love

“Okay, if you’re safe, I can go.”

“Wait a minute. What are you actually doing here at this hour?”

“I was at my gran’s. Ran into Elsa, and we took a walk together.”

“I don’t like that Elsa. She’s bad news.”

Nikki pecks me on the cheek and leaves. I call Vicks, who arrives a moment later. We talk until three in the morning, when we both fall asleep.

Chapter 13

Abby

In the morning, I rise totally transformed. I’m so… happy? I wonder when we’ll see each other again, but I don’t even have an idea how that would work out. Will he go to school in the morning again? Or maybe we’ll just run into one another. I don’t know.

On the weekdays I was occupied with school stuff and chores at home, so the weekend came quickly. I was disappointed to find out that Ve didn’t take the same bus to school even once. My head quickly filled with uncomfortable thoughts such as:He ditched you.He doesn’t care.But why would he do that? It was nice, wasn’t it? It felt like he liked it too.

Friday evening I’m online, chatting, when Stanley pings me.

Hey, babe, how’s life? How was the date? You liked it?

I consider Stan a friend. No more. I love him, though.

I can tell him.

He’s so sweet.

Sweet? Come on Abby, that’s no way to call a man. Give me some details!

He’s got a sexy voice. That voice in itself could make me come.

Whoops, that was a bit too much.

Right! So you like him?

He’s intriguing, so yes. We had a great time together.

You know what? Don’t kill me, plz, but Ve’s here. It’s him you’re talking to…

What the fuck?! How could he? I quickly scan through my responses. Not good. I didn’t want him to know what an effect he had on me. But, come to think about it, he might have already known.

Whatever,I think. But first, I need to make sure it’s really him. I ask him a question only he would know the answer to.

He answers correctly, so we proceed with the flirting.

You’re unbelievable!

What? I wanted to know.

Couldn’t you ask for yourself?

I kind of did that.

Well, yes… What’s next, though?

Want to tell me something?

I type in those words, and the answer isn’t a long time coming:

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